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NUR-40105 - Module Specification
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 27 April 2024

NUR-40105 - Dissertation MSc Nursing
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Level: Level 7
Credits: 30
Study Hours: 300
School Office: 01782 556723

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25


Aims
To develop your critical appraisal skills in independent study to write a dissertation that evaluates the quality and effectiveness of nursing care within your field of nursing and to disseminate to a wider audience.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Conduct a comprehensive and systematic review of the available literature. Critically engage with and analyse a range of relevant evidence, demonstrating the capacity to work independently and organise work logically and coherently: 1
Synthesise findings from research to evaluate the quality and effectiveness of the literature.
: 1
Critically discuss and analyse the implications of the findings and make recommendations for continuing practice improvement for future nursing care.
: 1

Study hours

Breakdown of active learning-
In situ- 9hrs plus 6hrs supervision (Lectures, discussion, seminars, tutorials, workshops, assessment preparation)
Asynchronous: 5 hours (guided independent study including preparation for scheduled session and follow-up work).
Breakdown of independent study hours-
Independent study- 280 (Wider reading, revision, assessment preparation)
Due to the dynamic nature of nursing programmes, the above breakdown may be subject to alteration.

School Rules

Students will be required to have achieved progression to year 2 of the MSc Programme, before completion of this module.

Description of Module Assessment

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 27 April 2024